work with, and after a long search, I found out the carpenter's chest, which I got safe down on my raft. I then looked for arms and ammunition, and in the great cabin, found two good fowling pieces, two pistols, several powder horns filled, a small bag of shot, and two rusty swords. I likewise found three barrels of powder, two of which were good, but the third had taken water, also two or three broken oars, two saws, an axe, and a hammer. I then put to sea, and in getting to shore had three advantages in my favour. 1. A smooth calm sea. 2. The tide rising and setting in to the shore. 3. The little wind there was, blowing towards land. After I had sailed about a mile, I found the raft driving a little distance from the place. where I first landed, and then I perceived an opening of the land, with a strong current of the tide running into it, upon which I kept the middle of the stream. But great was my concern, when on a sudden, the forepart of my raft ran aground. But after some time the ris ing of the water caused the raft to float again, and coming up a little river, with land on both sides, I landed in a little cave, as near the mouth as possible, the better to discover a sail, if any such providentially passed that way.

Not far off, I espied a hill of stupendous height, surrounded with smaller hills about it, and thitler I was resolved to go and view the country, that I might see what part was best to fix my habitation in. Accordingly, arming myself with a pistol, a fowling piece, powder,

and ball, I ascended the fountain. There I perceived I was in an island, encompassed by the sea, no distant lands to be seen, but scattering rocks that lay to the west; it seemed to be a barren place, and as I thought, only inhabited by wild beasts. I perceived abundance of fowls, but was ignorant of what kind, or whether good for nourishment. I shot one of them at my return, which occasioned a confused screaming among the other birds, and I found it, by its colour and beak, to be a kind of hawk, but its flesh was perfect carrion.

When I came to my raft, I brought my effects on shore, which work spent that day entirely; and fearing that some cruel beast might devour me in the night time while I slept, I made a kind of hut, or barricade, with the chests and boards I had brought on shore. That night, I slept very comfortably; and the next morning my thoughts were employed to make a further attempt to this ship, and bring away what necessaries I could find, before another storm should break her in pieces. Accordingly, I got on board as before, and prepared a second raft far more nice than the first; upon which, I brought away the carpenter's stores, two or three bags full of nails, a great jackscrew, a dozen or two of hatchets, and a grindstone. I also took two or three iron crows, two barrels of musket bullets, another fowling piéce, a small quantity of powder, and a large bag full of small shot. Besides these, I took all the men's clothes I could find, a spare fore

top-sail, a hammock, and some bedding; and thus completing my second cargo, I made all the haste to shore I could, fearing some wild beast might destroy what I had there already. But I only found a little wild cat sitting on one of the chests, who not seeming to fear me, or the gun that I presented at her, I threw her a piece of biscuit, which she instantly eat and departed.

When I had got these effects on shore, I went to work in order to make me a little tent with the sail and some poles, which I had cut for that purpose, and having finished it, what things might be damaged by the weather, I brought in, piling all the empty chests and casks in a circle, the better to fortify it against any sudden attempt of man or beast. After this, I blocked up the doors with some boards, and an empty chest turned the long way out. I then charged my gun and pistol, and laying my bed on the ground, slept as comfortably till the next morning as though I had been in a christian country.

Now though I had enough to subsist me a long time, yet despairing of a sudden deliverance, and fearing that both ammunition and provision might be spent before such a thing happened, I saved as much as I could, and so long as the ship remained in that condition, I daily brought away one necessary or other: particularly the rigging, sails, and cordage: some twine, a barrel of wet powder, some sugar, a barrel of meal, three casks of rum, and indeed what was most welcome to me, a whole hogshead of bread.

The next time I went, I cut the cables in pieces, carried off a hawser whole, with a great deal of iron work, and made another raft; but this being so unwieldy, by the too heavy burden upon it, and I not being able so dexterously to guide it as the former, both my cargo and myself were overturned. For my part, all the damage I sustained was a wet skin and at low water, after much labour in diving, I got up most of the cables, and some pieces of Iron.

Fifteen days had I now been on the island, and eleven times on board, bringing away all that was possible. As I was going the twelfth time, the wind began to rise; however I ventured at low water, and rummaging the cabin, in a locker, I found several razors, scissa s, and some dozens of knives and forks, and in ano. ther, thirty-six pounds in pieces of eight, silver and gold. I wrapt the money up in a piece of canvas, and began to think of making another raft; but I soon perceived the wind beginning to rise, a fresh gale blowing from the shore, and the sky overcast with clouds and darkness. So thinking a raft to be in vain, 1 let myself into the water with what things I had about me; and it was with great difficulty I got ashore, when soon after it blew a fearful storm.

That night I slept very contentedly in my little tent, surrounded with all my effects; but when I looked out in the morning, no more ship was to be seen. This much surprised me for